Roseate Tern / Sterna dougallii LC
- Synonyms Rosy Tern
- Old latin name for bird Sterna dougalli, Sterna rosea
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Where to see Roseate Tern
- Breeding region Worldwide
- Breeding subregion patchily temperate to tropical Atlantic, tropical Indian, and subtropical to tropical w Pacific to Vanuatu
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Cabo Verde
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Norfolk Island
- Norway
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Réunion
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Roseate Tern subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterna dougallii arideensis | w tropical Indian Ocean islands: Farquhar and Amirantes groups (c Seychelles) and Aride (nc Inner Is., ne Seychelles) to coastal w Madagascar and St. Brandon (=Cargados Carajos Shoals, n of Mascarenes) | - | No |
| Sterna dougallii bangsi | islands off tropical and subtropical e Indian and w Pacific oceans: Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), e China, Con Dao Is. (se of Vietnam), s Thailand, Malay Pen., New Guinea satellites, Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is., Vanuatu and New Caledonia including Loyalty Is. | - | No |
| Sterna dougallii dougallii | islands and coasts of North Atlantic and continental w tropical Indian Ocean: Azores, British Isles and w France; Somalia to Tanzania (ne, e Africa) and s Africa; coastal se Canada and ne USA (w North Atlantic), Florida Keys, Belize cays, islands off n Honduras, West Indies and islands n of Venezuela | - | No |
| Sterna dougallii gracilis | islands off Moluccas, and w, n, ne Australia | - | No |
| Sterna dougallii korustes | c, ec tropical Indian Ocean: islands off w India and Sri Lanka, Andaman Is. and Mergui Arch. (sw Myanmar) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooiborsseeswael , Roosborssterretjie, Rooiborsseeswael (Sterna dougallii), Rooiborssterretjie |
| Albanian | Dallëndyshe deti trëndafili |
| Arabic | خرشنة وردية |
| Azerbaijani | çəhrayı susüpürən |
| Basque | Txenada gorrizta, Txenada gorriska, Xatrac rosat |
| Belarusian | Рыжовая крычка |
| Bengali | হগারাচ ানচচর |
| Breton | Skravig-Dougall, Ar skravig-Dougall |
| Bulgarian | Езерна рибарка, Розова рибарка |
| Catalan | xatrac rosat, Llambritja rosada |
| Chinese | 粉紅燕鷗, 粉红燕鸥, 紅燕鷗 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紅燕鷗〔粉紅燕鷗〕, 紅燕鷗, 粉紅燕鷗 |
| Cornish | Morwennol Roslyw |
| Croatian | Ružičasta čigra, dugorepa čigra |
| Czech | rybák rajský |
| Danish | Dougallsterne, Rosenterne |
| Dutch | Dougallstern, Dougall-stern, Dougalls Stern |
| Esperanto | Roza ŝterno |
| Estonian | roosatiir |
| Faroese | Roðaterna |
| Finnish | ruusutiira |
| French | Sterne rose, Sterne rosée, Sterne de Dougall |
| Frisian | Reastirns |
| Galician | Carrán rosado, Xatrac rosat |
| German | Rosen-Seeschwalbe, Rosenseeschwalbe |
| Greek | Ροδογλάρονο, Ρoδoγλάρovo |
| Hebrew | שחפית ורדרדת |
| Hungarian | rózsás csér |
| Icelandic | Roðaþerna |
| Indonesian | Burung Dara-laut Jambon, Dara laut jambu, Burung Dara Laut Jambu, Dara-laut jambon, Daralaut Jambon, Dara laut Dougalli |
| Irish | Geabhróg Rósach |
| Italian | Sterna di Dougall |
| Japanese | ベニアジサシ |
| Korean | 긴꼬리제비갈매기 |
| Latvian | sārtais zīriņš |
| Lithuanian | Rausvoji žuvėdra, rožinė žuvėdra |
| Luxembourgish | Rouseséischmuewel |
| Macedonian | Розева чигра |
| Malagasy | Kirinina |
| Malay | Burung Camar Jambu, Burung Camar Berjalur, Camar Jambu, Burung Camar Molek |
| Malayalam | വെൺവാലൻ ആള, വെണ്വാലൻ ആള |
| Maltese | Ċirlewwa Roża, Cirlewwa Roza |
| Manx | Sternag ruissagh |
| Northern Sami | Ruvsočearret |
| Norwegian | rosenterne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Rosenterne |
| Polish | Rybitwa czubata, rybitwa rózowa, rybitwa różowa |
| Portuguese | Gaivina-rosada, Trinta-réis-róseo, andorinha do mar rosada, Andorinha-do-mar-rósea, Trinta-réis-rosado, Garajau-rosado, Gaivina-rósea, andorinha-do-mar-rósea, Trinta-réis-róseo / Gaivina-rosada |
| Romanian | Chira trandafirie |
| Romansh | Pestgarel dal Dougall, pestgarel da Dougall |
| Russian | Розовая крачка |
| Serbian | Ružičasta čigra |
| Slovak | rybár štíhlozobý, Rybár štâhlozobý |
| Slovenian | rožnata čigra, rožnata cigra |
| Spanish | Dougalls Stern, Gaviota golondrina rosada, Gaviota Palometa, Gaviotín Rosado, Palometa, Golondrina-marina Rosada, Gaviota Rosada, Charrán rosado |
| Swahili | Shakwe Mkia-mshale |
| Swedish | rosentärna |
| Thai | นกนางนวลแกลบสีกุหลาบ |
| Turkish | Pembe Sumru |
| Ukrainian | крячок рожевий |
| Vietnamese | Nhàn hồng, Chim Nhàn hồng |
| Welsh | Môr-wennol wridog, Morwennol wridog |

























